Monarch Of Time

Chapter 965 The seventh trial: Showdown! (4)

Both of those people had fought with the chief-outer court disciple of the ʼImperial Mandate sectʼ and none of them lost in a head-on fight?

Every single person at the peak of the mountain had already passed the fifth trial to get here, so they all knew how terrifying that purple-robed youth actually was.

Even if they put aside his cultivation that had already entered the next major realm, making him an early-stage Dao Emperor for these Dao Kings and an early Sovereign realm cultivator for the Dao Emperors, it was still a fact that the chief of outer court disciples was also a genius who had comprehended an extremely powerful supreme Dao!

He wasnʼt someone the majority of these cultivators could even hope to escape from, let alone fight head-on like that! Therefore, accepting that Shun Long and the golden-robed young man had each dealt with him in such an overbearing manner was more than a simple blow to these cultivatorsʼ egos.

Nodding his head, the purple-robed old man had a satisfied smile as he looked at the expressions of the surrounding Dao Kings and Dao Emperors who were now staring at Shun Long and the golden-robed youth with complicated, looks before he continued

ʼʼNow that you brats seem to understand, Iʼll continue with my explanation. You are right, it would indeed be unfair to have you fight against peak-stage Dao Emperors as mere Dao Kings. After all, the goal of this ʼHeavenly Towerʼ is to test your talent, not your cultivation base.ʼʼ The old manʼs gaze scanned the relieved Dao Kings at the peak of the mountain who seemed to have let out a deep breath after hearing his words, before he added in

ʼʼThis is why the cultivation base and Dao insights of all Dao Emperors participating in this seventh trial will be lowered to the peak of the Dao King stage. This way, none of you can complain about the challenges being unfair. The only thing you can rely on will be your own strength! Now, go ahead. You have one week to challenge those with the beams of light and claim them for yourselves!ʼʼ

As the old man finished speaking, a deathly silence enveloped the vast mountain peak for a few fleeting moments, before it quickly exploded into a pandemonium!

The surrounding Dao Kings and Dao Emperors who werenʼt covered by a beam of light immediately turned their sights towards the ʼbeam holdersʼ, before attacking them with everything they had. It didnʼt matter if the beam holders were Dao Kings or Dao Emperors, either, as each of them faced dozens of attacks simultaneously!

Thanks to the purple-robed elderʼs words, nobody was worried about a difference in their cultivation base anymore and could freely go all out!

Amidst the chaos, a few greedy people also turned their gazes towards Shun Long and the golden-robed youth, but those thoughts were quickly extinguished the moment they took form.

Even if the bald old man had allowed them to challenge Shun Long and the mysterious youth, these Dao Kings and even the Dao Emperors werenʼt confident they could come out on top after hearing about their achievements in the fifth trial!

They would much rather fight the others than entangle themselves with those two inhuman monsters who could even fight the chief outer court disciple of the ʼImperial Mandate sectʼ head-on.

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A few moments later, Shun Long could finally ʼseeʼ how the fights of the seventh trial were supposed to take place; As soon as a person or their attacks touched a beam of light, both the holder of the beam and the attacker would be transported away from the mountain, where their fight was supposed to take place.

ʼʼSo all fights are meant to be one-on-one duels!? They donʼt plan on letting us gang up on anyone, huh? Interesting...ʼʼ One of the Dao Emperors near Shun Long suddenly mumbled in a low voice, not at all in a hurry to make his move.

He casually examined his surroundings, and indeed, there were a few more people like him who didnʼt seem to be in a hurry and simply observed the situation around them, assessing everything before making their own moves.

Of course, these people were the ones who had already mused over the old manʼs words and had already come to their own conclusions; Why would they make their moves so early on when this trial was meant to last for an entire week?

The old man had already stated that whoever possessed a beam of light at the end of the trial would be the one to advance to the next round, not whoever kept it for the longest. As long as they could obtain a beam of light a few hours before the trial ended, they would naturally get to advance to the next round.

And yet, Shun Long merely shook his head as he looked at these Dao Kings and Dao Emperors around him who chose to stay on the sidelines.

Indeed, this was one strategy to get past the seventh trial, but would the purple-robed elder really not have thought of it? Would he allow such an obvious loophole to exist in the seventh trial? Just one look at the mischievous smile on his face and Shun Long could tell that this wasnʼt the case.

Of course, Shun Long had already spotted Liu Mei, Xingyi, and Jiang Chen making their moves as soon as the trial began, each of them choosing their own targets. It was only Longtian who had failed in the sixth trial and had been forced out of the ʼHeavenly Towerʼ.

After seeing everyoneʼs targets, Shun Long was about to sit down and close his eyes while waiting for Liu Mei and the others to end their fights, but it was at this moment that something completely unexpected happened.

The golden-robed youth who had stayed silent this entire time suddenly turned his gaze towards Shun Long, and under the astounded gazes of the nearby cultivators, he began to make his way towards him!

Although Xuan Bo wasnʼt exuding any killing intent and appeared calm and carefree at first glance, each of his steps somehow caused even the rowdy mountain peak to fall silent, as everyone turned their gazes towards this previous first-place holder of the ʼHeavenly Rankingsʼ who walked forward. Most people would naturally aim to earn a beam of light and advance to the second stage of the seventh trial, but Xuan Bo only had one target... Shun Long!